Originally Posted by
DogBoy
Dry pavement: slicks are best.
Wet pavement: still slicks
Ice on pavement: studs
Snow on pavement: knobbies = studs (since most studded tires = knobbies)
Snow on ice on pavement: studs.
Me? Winter = studs, but 90% of the time I don't need them. The problem, is that the other 10% is not predictable.
I run studs pretty much all winter too, but on 80% of my ride I don't need them. That other 20% of the time, they keep me from sliding through traffic on my ass. 100% worth it.